Who This Is For
Leaders who are done with theory
Sprint Coaching is for leaders who don't need more knowledge — but for those who need focused execution on the one thing that will make the biggest difference.
Let's progress together
Leaders who are ready to stop thinking and start doing...
Newly promoted leaders
You've earned the role — now you need to grow into it fast. The Sprint gives you a structured ramp-up with an experienced coach at your side, helping you build authority, delegate effectively, and avoid the classic traps of new leadership.
Experienced leaders who feel stuck
You've hit a plateau. The same approaches that got you here aren't getting you further. The Sprint identifies your specific blind spots and builds a hack that forces breakthrough, not incremental improvement.
Leaders in high-pressure situations
A reorganization, a critical project, a difficult team dynamic. You need targeted support right now, not a 12-month program. The Sprint gives you a confidential sparring partner who helps you navigate complexity and make better decisions under pressure.
The execution loop with your challenge
Your Sprint journey
Every Sprint follows our proven 4-phase framework, adapted to your individual challenge and pace.
1. TAKE-OFF
Clarifying expectations
Each Sprint starts with an
alignment phase.
Survey plus 60-minute alignment session. We identify your core challenge, define what success looks like, and select the Sprint content that creates the leverage.
2. START
Hack introduction
The Sprint is launched with a result session.
90-minute deep-dive. We co-create your personal hack, your personal task — a concrete, measurable leadership challenge you'll execute over the next 8 weeks.
3. LOOP
Hack execution
2 months for the execution of the hack.
8 weeks of guided execution. You execute your hack in daily work with regular coaching, workbook reflection, and real-time support between sessions.
4. REVIEW
Hack reflection
Joint evaluation of the execution and progress.
Final session. We review progress, consolidate learnings, and create an action plan that ensures your new behaviors stick beyond the Sprint.
Why Sprint Coaching
What makes this different from traditional coaching
Sprint Coaching combines the depth of executive coaching with the structure and accountability of The Execution Loop with Hack.
One hack, one focus
No scattered goals. Each Sprint targets a single leadership challenge with a concrete, executable hack. This radical focus is what makes the difference between insight and actual behavior change.
Execution in your environment
No role-plays, no simulations. You practice your hack with your actual team, in your actual meetings, on your actual challenges. The learning is immediate and the results are visible to those around you.
Measurable progress
We define success metrics at the start and track them throughout. You won't just feel like you've improved — you'll be able to show it, to yourself and to your organization.
Blind spot identification
Using our coaching frameworks and candid conversations, we surface the structure, patterns, assumptions, and habits keeping you stuck or holding you back. You can't change what you can't see alone.
Accountability that works
Regular coaching sessions, structured reflection, and a coach who won't let you off the hook. The Sprint creates the right amount of productive pressure to keep you moving and achieve your goals.
90 days, not 12 months
Long enough for real behavior change. Short enough to maintain intensity. Research confirms: 8–12 weeks is the sweet spot for embedding new leadership habits.
Moments of truth
Challenges Sprint Coaching is built to solve
These are the moments of truth — where leaders know what they should do but can't make it happen. Until the Sprint gives them the structure to break through.
Avoiding difficult conversations
Feedback gets delayed, conflicts simmer, trust erodes.
→ Hack: 1 structured feedback conversations per week for 8 weeks.
You delegate tasks, not ownership
Your team waits for your input. You're the bottleneck.
→ Hack: Hand over full ownership of a key area and coach instead of doing.
You lead from control, not trust
Micromanagement feels safer but kills initiative and growth.
→ Hack: Step back from a critical process. Observe. Only intervene when asked.
You struggle to set boundaries
You say yes to everything, work evenings, and feel exhausted.
→ Hack: Implement a decision framework and practice saying no in real situations.
You've lost drive and momentung
The role feels routine. Competent but uninspired. No growth.
→ Hack: Define a stretch goal outside your comfort zone and pursue it daily.
You're in a new role and need traction fast
The first 100 days count. Build credibility, make wins visible.
→ Hack: 3 quick wins executed in parallel with coached stakeholder mapping.
Your Coaches
Experienced experts who coach leaders
Your Sprint Coach is matched to your industry, challenge, and personality. All coaches combine deep business experience with professional coaching credentials.
Kurt Mayer
Co-Founder, CEO - Leadership Expert
Michael Sarnitz
Co-Founder, CFO - Leadership Expert
Jürgen Kern
Co-Founder, CTO - Leadership Expert
Full team: Michael Harb, Hannah Flachberger and others — meet everyone